Course detail

General and Professional Spanish for the Combined Study Programme

FAST-KYSAcad. year: 2020/2021

Examination in general language, civil-engineering terminology and communications skills.
The examination consists of the written and oral parts.
The written part includes a test in General English and translation of an unknown technical text from Spanish into Czech using a dictionary.
The oral part includes oral interpretation of the studied technical texts without using a dictionary and conversation on the following subjects: Brno University of Technology, Study abroad, Travelling abroad, Jobs (incl. writing letters and CV), Description of personalities (appearance, character, attitudes), Environment, Economics, management, finance.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

6

Department

Institute of Social Sciences (SPV)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Not applicable.

Prerequisites

Mastery of General and Professional Spanish within the YS1 - YS3 and YS6 subjects.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Not applicable.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Not applicable.

Course curriculum

The dates for the examination are set not only in the examination period but also during the tuition period of each term.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

Passing the examination should prove the communication skills within both the general and professional language.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

Extent and forms are specified by guarantor’s regulation updated for every academic year.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Vybrané texty zaměřené na odbornou španělštinu ve stavebnictví.
CASTRO VIUDEZ, Francisca, Teresa BENÍTEZ RUBIO, Ignacio RODERO a Carmen SARDINERO FRANCO. Nuevo español en marcha 3: Cuaderno de ejercicios: curso de español como lengua extranjera. Madrid: SGEL, 2016. ISBN 9788497787796.

Recommended reading

Not applicable.